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I had posted this on Facebook last year. I think it had gone viral, because it came back to me as a WhatsApp forward.
Posting this here now, for it is his birthday.
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Posting this here now, for it is his birthday.
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Wadekar was an excellent captain but he never won a World Cup.
Dhoni won a World Cup but he does not have hat-tricks.
Kuldeep has hat-tricks but he is not an outstanding fielder.
Jadeja is an incredible fielder but he doesn't have even two thousand Test runs.
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Dhoni won a World Cup but he does not have hat-tricks.
Kuldeep has hat-tricks but he is not an outstanding fielder.
Jadeja is an incredible fielder but he doesn't have even two thousand Test runs.
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Tendulkar has a lot of Test runs but not even fifty Test wickets.
Bumrah has over fifty Test wickets but does not stay fit.
Pujara does not get injured a lot but has played only 5 ODIs.
Agarkar has played a lot of ODIs but never led India.
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Bumrah has over fifty Test wickets but does not stay fit.
Pujara does not get injured a lot but has played only 5 ODIs.
Agarkar has played a lot of ODIs but never led India.
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Ganguly has led India many, many times but never coached India.
(Anshuman) Gaekwad coached India but never won a Ranji Trophy as captain.
Gavaskar won the Ranji Trophy but never a Test series in England.
Dravid won a series in England but never held India's record ODI score.
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(Anshuman) Gaekwad coached India but never won a Ranji Trophy as captain.
Gavaskar won the Ranji Trophy but never a Test series in England.
Dravid won a series in England but never held India's record ODI score.
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Rohit holds India's record ODI score but never had India's best ODI figures.
Ayub had India's best ODI figures but not 400 Test wickets.
Harbhajan has 400 Test wickets but not 5,000 runs.
Laxman has over 5,000 runs but not a 9-wicket haul.
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Ayub had India's best ODI figures but not 400 Test wickets.
Harbhajan has 400 Test wickets but not 5,000 runs.
Laxman has over 5,000 runs but not a 9-wicket haul.
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Gupte had a 9-wicket haul but not hundreds in South Africa.
Azhar had one in South Africa but not one in West Indies.
Sardesai had hundreds in West Indies but never one in England.
Vengsarkar had hundreds in England but never hit four sixes in a row.
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Azhar had one in South Africa but not one in West Indies.
Sardesai had hundreds in West Indies but never one in England.
Vengsarkar had hundreds in England but never hit four sixes in a row.
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Yuvraj hit more than that but never took eight in an innings in Australia.
Kumble has done that but he never held the world record for most Test wickets.
No Indian has done that, in fact.
Only one Indian has done all this.
Every single one.
And more.
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Kumble has done that but he never held the world record for most Test wickets.
No Indian has done that, in fact.
Only one Indian has done all this.
Every single one.
And more.
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India's greatest ever cricketer was born this day, 1959.
